Obituaries

PORTLAND — Joseph Charles Vacchiano, 67, died unexpectedly on Feb. 21. The son of Charles and Camille Vacchiano, he was born in Portland on Nov. 7, 1947. He graduated from Deering High School in 1966, and served in the National Guard during the Vietnam War. Following his ...

TOPSHAM — Peter F. Flaig, 90, of River Road, died Feb. 15 in Brunswick, after a period of declining health. He was born Feb. 13, 1925, the son of Felix and Grace Arno Flaig. He attended Topsham and Brunswick schools. On Aug. 7, 1948, he married Jeanne Trank. She died on A...

BRUNSWICK — John B. Long, 85, died Nov. 24 at Bodwell Nursing and Rehabilitation in Brunswick. He was born on Nov. 19, 1924, in Corona, Calif.. After graduating from Riverside City College, he served in the U.S. Navy and fought in many battles at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, as wel...

ORR'S ISLAND — Dorothy Bernice Doughty Black, 91, died while sleeping at her home Nov. 14. On July 21, 1918, she was born on Bailey Island, the daughter of G.W. "Wash" Doughty and Jennie Palmer Munsey Doughty. She married Ralph H. Black on Jan. 30, 1941. Their home on Orr...

TOPSHAM — Raymond A. Bernier, 73, died unexpectedly at his home Nov. 22. He is survived by his sister, Doris St. Onge and her husband George of Brunswick; several cousins; nieces and nephews. There will be no services. Arrangements are by Stetson's Funeral Home, 12 Fed...

FREEPORT — Mary A. James, 87, died Nov. 25 at Hawthorne House in Freeport. She was born in Woodland, a daughter of Paul M. and Susan (Bires) Ivanisin and graduated from local schools. During World War II she was a drill press operator and inspector for airplane parts for General...

FREEPORT — H. Donald "Don" Cheney, 85, died peacefully Oct. 29 surrounded by family. Born on May 26, 1924, in Auburn, N.Y., he was a son of William Warren Cheney and Ella Clark Cheney. In October 1942, he enlisted in the Army Air Force and served in the 446th Bomb Gro...

MILL VALLEY, Calif. — Michelle Lynn Stackpole, 54, formerly of Cape Elizabeth, died Nov. 7 at Marin General Hospital from a brain aneurysm. On Dec. 19, 1954, she was born in Portland on her mother's birthday, the daughter of Jerry and Joanne Mitchell Stackpole. She attended schools in...

TOPSHAM — Richard L. Hatch, 91, died November 18, 2009, at his Topsham home. On Jan. 10, 1918, he was born in New York City, the son of Harold Hatch and Margaret Milliken Hatch. He graduated from the Hotchkiss School and attended Yale University, graduating in 1941. Over ...